"Ella" has returned to California from Churchill Downs after her disastrous last race, her poor performance not being attributable to anything except a very high heat index that day.
She breezed in company at Santa Anita with recent 2YO stakes winner Vodka With a Twist, covering four furlongs in :47.20 for the 5th fastest time of 88 works. Although the time and ranking sounds exceptional, our daughter of Nyquist was second best when it came time to quicken and was a bit dull according to her exercise rider Jessica Pyfer.
We watched the video that was sent to us and agree that, although Ella ran a fast time, she just didn't seem to go with Vodka when the filly took a run at her.
Trainer Phil D’Amato reported that Simply Enchanting is in perfect order physically, but still feels something seems off with her. As a result, Phil will run another full blood panel on her to ensure her liver enzymes and everything else is in good order.
We’ll report back once she settles in at Del Mar or we receive any additional information.
[Photo of an earlier work. Photo copyright credits - Ernie Belmonte/Past the Wire]
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